Thursday, March 29, 2007

Finally got around to starting the female Galtow warrior bust sculpt - Jiya!!!...also for any of you that wanted to check out the Galtow comicbook series - Galtow issue #1 is now available to view for free (downloadable in pdf. format) in the preview section onwww.xmoorstudios.comCheck the blog section there too for exclusive sneak peek images of the Jiya sculpt in progress.

Galtow on Myspace:http://www.myspace.com/galtow

Galtow on Comicspace:www.comicspace.com/xmoor/

Issue #3 is finished and is at the printer and issue #4 is under way (issue #2 is being reordered since it sold out)....busy, busy, busy.........

Monday, March 26, 2007

Found this on Jpidgeon's blog - a really nice pic of my old Capt. Fred toy sculpt from the Mcfarlane Beatles yellow Submarine line I worked on a bunch of years back. This was a chase figure I'm really surprised was released at all at the time...Jeff had some really nice things to say about the line - thanks Jeff!...(quoted below the image) - I'm glad people really liked that Yellow Submarine line as I had a great time working on them with my old buddy Rick over at the old FunHaus...

J_pidgeon on flickr says -I was ecstatic when McFarlane Toys announced a line of Yellow Submarine figures - I love the film's design, and the prototype stills treated the character models like holy writ. The line completely lived up its promise, and my only disappointment was than it didn't go beyond two series of toys. There were so many more cool characters and creatures to make!

The Beatle figures were all paired with a supporting character - Musicland had an exclusive two-figure blister featuring Paul McCartney and Old Fred, the captain of the titular ship. The sculpt here is terrific, and the paint work, while a little spotty, is generally fine. Fortunately, the designs made for meaty figures that stand well and won't sag over time.

Check out Jeff's awesome pics on his blog here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/67896537@NOO/

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

SECOND PLACE!!! - aint that bad....Andy Heng over at the www.toysrevil.blogspot.com finally recieved his second place prize for entring our Xmoor Studios draw Galtow characters contest. Talented devil made a comic strip showing the arrival of the rare Grey Maquette version of the Keylon Jakes bust...he took a lot of nice pictures too - check them out here:http://toysrevil.blogspot.com/2007/03/my-keylon-jakes-galtow-warrior-bust.html

This one was my favorite. Congratulations Andy!!!(He's got a hot little blog there too so make sure to go check it out!)

Also - Rob and I are currently updating the www.xmoorstudios.com website so it may be down for a bit (got a lot of new stuff to put on there, so please be patient...soon, soon) - got some interesting news coming....

Thursday, March 08, 2007

What?! Another contest?! With free stuff??? Who - what - where - how - and when.....

Xmoor Studios (www.xmoorstudios.com) has a contest running over at www.mania.com and we're giving away some free Galtow merchandise:http://www.mania.com/C-81/"Mania is happy to announce our latest contest, a giveaway of various merchandise from the comic Galtow. Prizes include: One Galtow bust, three copies of an autographed issue of Galtow #1, a Galtow t-shirt and Galtow hat."

Interested? Email maniaent@gmail.com to enter and include Galtow somewhere in the subject/body of the email!That's all you have to do to win!!!Good luck to all.